women's day
Economics is irredeemably sexist
Economics has an intractable “women problem.”
Reader Submission / Leave it up to women to choose
A woman can and should have the choice to do whatever she wants.
Invest more to accelerate gender equality
Achieving gender equality requires collective effort from all members of society.
INT'L WOMEN'S DAY 2023 / 300 years needed to reach full gender equality
UN chief stresses the importance of having women's contribution in technology and innovation.
Using innovation and technology for gender equality
Digital transformation holds immense potential for accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Why every woman must ask for more
Every Women’s Day, I suffer from this ambivalent feeling of euphoria and despair.
What We Think When We Think About (Interpersonal) Violence
The link between the structural and personal is continually at risk of getting obscured in favour of an individualist reading of interpersonal violence.
How medical evidence is used to discredit rape complainants
The need for corroborative or medical evidence to prove rape (and therefore these two rules) violates the global standards set by the UN and the WHO.
Voicing and challenging workplace sexual harassment in Bangladesh
Workplace sexual harassment is common in Bangladesh. It inhibits women from entering the labour market and is also a major reason why they drop out of work.
What we learnt about SRHR from our work with landless groups
How can a development organisation in Bangladesh truly reach the grassroots?
Celebrating women in STEM
Today, we are focusing on women who triumphed against all odds and have changed the world for the better through the field of science.
8 female lead movies to watch
Even though we believe women should be celebrated every day, there are some instances which you just cannot avoid. In this case, it’s the movies. Everyone likes to give a good reviewed movie a watch but even to this date, there are very few genuine female-led movies that have received the love from their viewers.
30 inspiring icons of women's empowerment
There are leaders and then there are icons who serve as inspiration. The following list contains just some of the names that motivate us to achieve our very best. These women serve as ideal role models for the future generation, irrespective of gender differences.
Breaking the bias with young minds
For International Women’s Day this year, we will be celebrating the hashtag #breakthebias. And at Star Lifestyle, we celebrate the same ideology by speaking to a few teenage ladies to understand their point of view regarding womanhood.
How to celebrate Women’s Day with the special ladies in your life
How you define Women’s Day and your way of celebrating it can vary, but one thing remains constant — love and bonding with the women in our lives. Here are some of the trendiest ways of celebrating women’s day.
What Is Your Name?
My mother's preoccupation with women's education went beyond her family. She would help any woman wanting to advance herself, through education and through jobs.
Dhaka girl made Danish ‘shadow ambassador’ for Women’s Day
A girl from Dhaka has been selected to become the shadow ambassador for a day with the Embassy of Denmark in Bangladesh.
